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entitled to an allotment then, and it is clear that she was not deemed to be, she certainly is not entitled now, having been in no manner identified with the tribe since that time, living apart from them until a very recent period, when it appears she went upon the reservation simply to claim a share of the tribal lands.

It would be absurd to contend that the treaty, or the more recent act of Congress under which the allotments are being made, were intended as a general invitation to all persons everywhere, who by hook, or crook might be able to prove the